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Just stumbled upon this thread - my son and I are headed up there June 20ish! Thanks for the write up. :)
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I will be in the Tetons with my family late Friday. Thanks for the tips on places to go! If anyone is around (July 8-11, 2022) I would enjoy meeting up! How bad is the bear situation for ground tenting? Are there specific areas that are worst or should we try to avoid dispersed camping altogether and instead stick closer to other people?
@kalinut You're going to be a few weeks ahead of me! Bummer.
I'm going to throw this up on the general thread in the event this thread doesn't get seen here but I'm planning a 3 day/2 night overlanding route in and around the Tetons. I've been to GTNP and given that I've lived here in SE Idaho for 7 years now I've got a decent understanding of things over here on my side of the mountains. However, I've never really ventured through much of extreme western Wyoming and want to just take my time and soak it all in. I feel like I'm pretty good at juggling Google Maps with USFS MVU maps but I'd love if someone with some real expertise and time on the ground in this area (@Dana Ramos ?) would critique and improve the plan I've got in place! My plan is to go clockwise on the route below. For some reason Google won't let me connect Ashton to GTNP via the Ashton-Flagg Ranch Rd but that's my intended route between those two points, despite it not showing.
I'm going to throw this up on the general thread in the event this thread doesn't get seen here but I'm planning a 3 day/2 night overlanding route in and around the Tetons. I've been to GTNP and given that I've lived here in SE Idaho for 7 years now I've got a decent understanding of things over here on my side of the mountains. However, I've never really ventured through much of extreme western Wyoming and want to just take my time and soak it all in. I feel like I'm pretty good at juggling Google Maps with USFS MVU maps but I'd love if someone with some real expertise and time on the ground in this area (@Dana Ramos ?) would critique and improve the plan I've got in place! My plan is to go clockwise on the route below. For some reason Google won't let me connect Ashton to GTNP via the Ashton-Flagg Ranch Rd but that's my intended route between those two points, despite it not showing.
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Sorry for the delayed response. Haven't had a lot of downtime lately. With you being right there in Poky, next time you're looking for a fun drive, you can stay on dirt almost the whole way from IF to West Yellowstone, MT. First part isn't shown here, but Heise Hot Springs to Green Canyon Hot Springs then your at the N end of Teton Valley. With the exception of a bridge at Fall Creek on hwy 32, you can drive the west side of the Tetons all the way to West on 2 track + a couple gravel roads. Go for a drive through the park and cut back through Grassy Lake. There's a couple days worth of driving with more than few worthy sights and plenty of places to camp along the way. Packsaddle Lake, Jackpine/Pinochle Loop, Cave and Mesa Falls, Railroad Pass, Big Springs. S. MT is pretty rad too. Been riding the MTN bike up in the Madison and Gravelly Range and have driven that road from end to end a couple times.
This is single track map but this zone is the mecca for big Backcountry rides:
This is single track map but this zone is the mecca for big Backcountry rides:
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